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We don’t have 40 years to solve superintelligence

08.01.26

10 mins read

Daniel is the cover feature in AI Magazine. WPP’s CAIO discusses neuromorphic computing at Conscium, the agent verification crisis and why his…...

Can consciousness make AI safer? Daniel explores the pros and cons of zombie vs aware superintelligence

16.12.25

6 mins read

Thomas Macauley, in AGI Ethics News, 14 December 2025 For decades, science fiction has taught us to fear conscious AI, portraying machines…...

“A broken agent could cost a company billions of dollars.” Conscium featured in Sifted magazine

09.12.25

4 mins read

Éanna Kelly a contributing editor at Sifted, writes about companies testing and monitoring AI agents. If AI proponents are to be believed,…...

Conscium featured in Popular Mechanics

04.12.25

8 mins read

In a 1,500-word feature, Stav Dimitropoulos asks how Conscium is investigating artificial consciousness: Everyone imagines the Singularity as a cold, über-rational superintelligence,…...

Conscium on the Bryan Dennstedt podcast

28.11.25

1 min read

Calum appears on Bryan Dennstedt’s podcast....

The future of jobs. Interview on Times Radio

28.11.25

1 min read

Carol Walker interviews Calum about the future of jobs, and whether AIs are “collar blind”....

Daniel on the Ezra Chapman podcast

19.11.25

1 min read

Daniel appeared on the Ezra Chapman “Curious” podcast. They discussed: Can machines feel pain? Could machines experience emotions or even suffer? If…...

Daniel calls for marketers to include AI agents in their target audiences

18.11.25

5 mins read

With peak commerce season approaching, WPP’s chief AI officer, Dr Daniel Hulme, tells his readers in The Drum why marketers should be…...

Daniel on the AI Lyceum podcast

04.11.25

1 min read

On the AI Lyceum podcast on 3 November 2025,, Daniel argued that real intelligence will soon learn to reason, test truth, and…...

Jobpocalypse Now? Conscium on Times Radio

30.10.25

1 min read

Carole Walker asks Calum whether we are watching the start of the Economic Singularity. They also discussed the rise of agents, and…...

Conscium is “the big story” in Wired

27.10.25

5 mins read

Daniel and Mark Solms persuade Will Knight of the importance of artificial consciousness. As a journalist who covers AI, I hear from…...

The Promethean Podcast

24.10.25

1 min read

In the inaugural Promethean podcast, Miya Knights talked to Daniel about sentient intelligence, including Neuromorphic design and embodied intelligence The philosophy of…...

Daniel on The Curious Leadership Podcast

24.10.25

1 min read

Daniel appeared on the Curious Leadership Podcast with Dominik Monkhouse, and spoke about:...

AI is no bubble, it’s a mountain of gold

24.10.25

1 min read

Daniel appeared on Gagan Malik’s podcast and argued that we are not in an AI bubble. Key points from the discussion:-AI is…...

Why can’t the UK scale like Silicon Valley?

24.10.25

3 mins read

Daniel´s op-ed in LBC News on 24 October 2025. In September, US companies pledged $150bn of investments in the UK’s AI infrastructure,…...

ChatGPT launches Atlas browser to rival Google Chrome

22.10.25

6 mins read

OpenAI is ‘parking its tanks on Google’s lawn’, said Calum Chace, co-founder of the AI safety research company Conscium… ‘AI agents are…...

Why there’s no need to fear an AI winter

23.09.25

1 min read

The UKTN podcast, hosted by Jane Wakefield. Posted on 23 September 2025 Calum discusses why fears of an AI winter have been…...

Should workers prepare to become AI agent bosses?

18.09.25

6 mins read

Calum interviewed by IT Pro about how people will work with agents in the coming years. By Rich McEachran, 18 September 2025…...

Conscium, consciousness, and the four Cs of superintelligence

18.09.25

1 min read

In the AI Lyceum Podcast, Samraj Matharu speaks with Calum about some of the most profound questions about AI, consciousness, and the…...

Growing up with AI

09.09.25

1 min read

Growing up with AI podcast, 9 September 2025 Daniel unpacks two paths of progress (statistical system‑1 vs. reasoning‑driven system‑2) and explains why…...

BBC Bitesize. How to prepare your child for a tech-led future

06.09.25

7 mins read

6 September 2025 You may have read about the advancement of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the news and been thinking…...

Should AIs get legal rights? Wired Magazine

05.09.25

1 min read

by Kylie Robison, 4 September. (Paywall) In Silicon Valley, there’s a small but growing field called model welfare, which is working to…...

Trusting an unverified agent…

28.08.25

4 mins read

The Next Web, 27 August 2025 Trusting an unverified AI agent is like handing your keys to a drunk graduate AI agents…...

The year of conscious AI

28.08.25

5 mins read

Executive Magazine, August 2025 For years, the idea of machine consciousness has belonged to the realm of philosophy and science fiction. But…...

AI agents will negotiate deals and spend money on our behalf

26.08.25

1 min read

Calum on the Ezra Chapman Curious podcast. When superintelligence finally arrives, humanity may face a brutal truth: we could become the chimpanzees…...

Are AIs like intoxicated graduates?

06.08.25

2 mins read

Daniel on the Driven by Data podcast. In Daniel’s third appearance on the podcast, he and host Kyle Winterbottom discuss… 🎤How AI…...

Calum on the Future of Life podcast

01.08.25

1 min read

Calum appeared on the Future of Life podcast....

Daniel on the Being Human Podcast

01.08.25

1 min read

Daniel appeared on Richard Atherton´s Being Human podcast....

The FT talks to Conscium about the shortcomings of AI agents

12.07.25

1 min read

The FT’s John Thornhill talked to Daniel about the need to verify AI agents. The full article is here (paywall). Many other…...

Conscium’s AI Agent Verification service launch covered in Ad Age

06.07.25

1 min read

From Ad Age, 2 July 2025: “AI safety startup Conscium has developed an agent verification system meant to test AI agents for…...

Launching AI Agent Verification in San Francisco

06.07.25

1 min read

Calum delivered a keynote at the World AI Summit in San Francisco on 18 June 2025. He was there to launch Conscium’s…...

Conscium launches AI Verification Platform

20.06.25

3 mins read

From Startups Magazine, 18 June 2025: Conscium has developed a platform to verify AI agents for accuracy, responsiveness, and other performance indicators, such as…...

Calum on Sky News. The UK´s AI plans and confabulating AIs

10.06.25

1 min read

Calum reviews the UK government´s plans to invest £1bn in AI infrastructure and training. Then he discusses journalists Sam Coates’ experience with…...

Calum explains Conscium, and argues that Europe needs to build a full-stack AI industry

01.06.25

3 mins read

Published in POLITICO Pro Morning Technology UK newsletter on 30 May 2025 What are you working on at the moment? In addition…...

Superintelligence: science fiction or not?

19.05.25

1 min read

Edd Gent spoke to Daniel about how we should think about the promise and the peril of superintelligence....

Conscium commentary on the UK’s tech visa policy announcement

12.05.25

2 mins read

The UK government has promised more visas for highly skilled tech talent as it looks towoo international AI workers and science graduates…...

Daniel on the Ignite podcast

09.05.25

1 min read

Daniel describes how he bootstrapped his AI consultancy Satalia from scratch, why he believes consciousness (not just intelligence) is the next frontier…...

The real challenge of AI Agents is verification

30.04.25

5 mins read

Daniel talked to Digiday about how WPP is approaching the verification of its agents. WPP has rolled out more than 28,000 AI…...

Expert Comment: How Does the UK Stand to Benefit from Recently Introduced US Tariffs?

30.04.25

1 min read

TechRound spoke to business leaders and experts and got their thoughts on the current situation and how they expect these tariffs to…...

Conscium launches PRISM, a non-profit dedicated to researching sentient AI

30.04.25

6 mins read

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, a new organization has emerged to address one of the most profound…...

Conscium discusses machine consciousness and agents at MWC in Barcelona

06.03.25

1 min read

Calum discusses the possibility and implications of machine consciousness (4 minutes), on a panel at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, in…...

Conscium comment in Sifted on the Paris AI Summit

12.02.25

1 min read

“If the UK government is simply following the lead of the US, it may well backfire,” says Calum Chace, cofounder of AI…...

Conscium talks on Sky News about the Paris AI Summit

11.02.25

1 min read

Wilfred Frost interviewed Calum about the AI Summit in Paris, about AI risk, and about where Europe and the UK stand with…...

The Guardian on Conscium’s Open Letter

04.02.25

1 min read

The Guardian published an article on Conscium’s Open Letter, titled “AI systems could be ‘caused to suffer’ if consciousness achieved, says research”....

Daniel discusses DeepSeek

31.01.25

1 min read

Daniel discusses whether DeepSeek hands European AI a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in a conversation with TechEU....

Introducing Conscium: our new video

31.01.25

1 min read

Take a look and tell us what you think....

The Good The Bad & The Robotic. Daniel on The Outside Context podcast

30.01.25

1 min read

Daniel busts some myths about AI and talks about conscious machines here....

Sky News: Conscium comment on DeepSeek R1’s “Sputnik moment”

29.01.25

1 min read

Calum argues that what DeepSeek has achieved is remarkable, but is not the bursting of an AI bubble....

Conscium’s comment on the UK’s action plan for AI

15.01.25

1 min read

Comment in “Information Age” on 13 January: “Transforming the UK into a world leader in AI is highly ambitious, given how far…...

Machine consciousness: definitions, implications, risks

09.12.24

8 mins read

Calum discusses the implications of machine consciousness for a New York-based think tank. Defining Consciousness: How do we define consciousness, and what…...

Founder in Five

03.12.24

2 mins read

Daniel answers five questions posed by UKTN 1. What advice would you give to a first-time founder? Like a Genie who gives…...

FT letter: We should do more than fret over AI’s feelings

18.11.24

1 min read

As companies scramble to produce Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) – systems with human levels of intelligence – machine consciousness could soon be…...

Id Robot: Exploring Freud’s Legacy in the Age of AI

26.10.24

2 mins read

At Conscium, we are dedicated to exploring the profound connections between consciousness and artificial intelligence, guided by Dr. Mark Solms, a leading…...

The Drum on Conscium’s “Moral Me” app

24.10.24

1 min read

The Drum, the advertising industry’s trade magazine, asks “Will Daniel Hulme’s new app be the ultimate test of our belief in AI?”...

Launching Conscium at the Royal Albert Hall

23.10.24

1 min read

We launched Conscium at the CogX conference at the Royal Albert Hall on 7 October. Daniel and Calum were joined by Anil…...

Conscium in Cyprus

18.10.24

1 min read

Calum describes the reasons for exploring machine consciousness at a conference in Nicosia. You can view our full video here >...

Daniel on the Futurist Society podcast

09.09.24

1 min read

Daniel shares his insights on AI’s potential impact on society, the economy, and human consciousness. He offers an optimistic view, emphasizing the…...

Daniel on the Driven by Data podcast

07.09.24

1 min read

In this podcast, Daniel describes how he sold Satalia to WPP and why has been a successful acquisition, why machine consciousness will…...

Daniel on the Data Science Leaders podcast

13.08.24

1 min read

Daniel discussed conscious machines and other subjects on the Data Science Leaders podcast (here>). He covered topics including the greatest opportunities in…...

Daniel on the Super Data Science Podcast

06.08.24

1 min read

Daniel features on this episode of the Super Data Science Podcast. Listen below or see more here >...

Conscium founders on London Futurists Podcast

21.07.24

1 min read

Conscium is easing out of stealth mode, and two of its founders were interviewed by a third on episode 87 of the…...

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